Well maybe, but that’s not the real story. Instead, the LIC Post is reporting that a complete redesign of Hunters Point South’s Parcel C was unveiled last night at a Community Board 2 Land Use meeting. Most significantly, the towers will now rise to 55 and 44 stories from a previous 41 and 35 stories in the original plan shared in 2013. The other significant design change from that plan, is that the structure will no longer run uninterrupted along Center Boulevard, which effectively made it one mammoth building with two peaks. Instead it will be broken up with a Center Boulevard (and Oval and Manhattan) facing open area filled with greenery, art installations, and a food pavilion. It’s in that pavilion that one of the presenters last night threw out the name Shake Shack [Read more…] about SHAKE SHACK COMING TO HUNTERS POINT SOUTH?
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PIATTO WOOD FIRE PIZZA TO OPEN OCTOBER 23 IN LIC
MAN has been cooking with wood for over a million years. Beginning next week the people of Long Island City will be able to get pizza cooked on wood for the very first time when Piatto LIC opens on October 23. That’s right, pizza cooked on wood! In LIC!! Alla-buon’ora! In addition the dinner menu includes items such as charred octopus, fire-roasted prawns, [Read more…] about PIATTO WOOD FIRE PIZZA TO OPEN OCTOBER 23 IN LIC
VERNON GRILLE TO OPEN OCTOBER 11
EPHARISTO, epharisto, epharisto, Vernon Grille in Hunters Point will open on October 11 according to its owner. A look [Read more…] about VERNON GRILLE TO OPEN OCTOBER 11
FALL RESTAURANT UPDATES IN LONG ISLAND CITY
Upon reading in The Court Square Blog that yet another artisanal pizza restaurant named Luzzo’s will be opening in Court Square not too far away from the newly opened Levante’s – whose owners were at one time in partnership with those of Luzzo’s, I pondered ‘What non-pizza restaurants are on the horizon locally?’ [Read more…] about FALL RESTAURANT UPDATES IN LONG ISLAND CITY
MU RAMEN OWNER TO TAKE ALOBAR & RENAME RAVENSWOOD TAVERN
The Smooklers are expanding their culinary empire by taking over the former Alobar space and renaming it Ravenswood Tavern according to Eater. The menu will have more in common with the prior occupant than Mu Ramen, with chef Joshua Smookler creating [Read more…] about MU RAMEN OWNER TO TAKE ALOBAR & RENAME RAVENSWOOD TAVERN